Looking For A Cheap Date?  Try redbox $1 Per Night DVDs

From Family Night to Date Night, redbox Entertains America with Four Date Ideas for Under $10

For immediate release: April 27, 2009

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. – With 70 percent of Americans planning to cut back on their entertainment spending* according to a recent survey, redbox has tips for being a great, cheap date with four ideas for under $10.  Offering the latest new release DVDs for $1 per night, redbox stretches your budget without compromising the fun.  Redbox offers four easy ways to host date night, family night or girls’ night in on a budget.

  • Girls’ Night In: From “Marley & Me” to “27 Dresses,” a good chick flick is the cornerstone of a girls’ night in.  Visit your local grocery store for an inexpensive bottle of wine and a box of chocolates, and pick-up your favorite romantic comedy at redbox.  Invite your favorite girlfriends and let the gossip, laughs and tears flow.
  • Family Pizza Night: Forget the delivery boy – your neighborhood grocery store is a one-stop-shop for deep dish and a movie.  Families can pick-up their favorite frozen pizza and a redbox flick on the next shopping trip.  For added fun, let each family member purchase his own toppings and host a family contest to determine who makes the tastiest pizza.  Winner gets to pick the next movie!
  • Date Night Done Right: Put a twist on casual dining out turning “date night” into “Dollar Night” at your neighborhood participating McDonald’s®.  Pair a delicious offering from McDonald’s Dollar Menu with your favorite $1 redbox release for a date that fits any budget.  Redbox is available at more than 2,000 McDonald’s restaurants in select markets nationwide.  Visit www.redbox.com for a list of redbox locations near you. 
  • Stage Some Fun: While memorable, the cost for live theater tickets may be beyond reach for many.  Instead of splurging on a concert or Broadway production, bring the stage home with a musical movie from redbox.  Now offering such films as “High School Musical 3,” “Celine Dion Story” and “Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway,” redbox features something for every taste and preference. 

Redbox fully automated DVD rental kiosks feature new release rentals for only $1 per night.  Each fully automated redbox kiosk holds approximately 700 DVDs, representing up to 200 of the newest movie releases.  Consumers simply use a touch screen to select their favorite movies, swipe a valid credit or debit card and go.  The complete rental transaction takes less than 60 seconds.  Customers can keep the DVD for as long as they’d like for $1 per night plus tax, and return it to any one of redbox’s more than 14,000 locations nationwide.  After 25 nights, rental charges cease and the DVD is the customer’s to keep.  For added convenience, customers can also visit www.redbox.com to choose their DVD online and pick it up immediately at the redbox location of their choice. 

About Redbox

Redbox is available at more than 14,000 locations nationwide, including select McDonald’s restaurants, leading grocery and convenience stores and Walmart and Walgreens locations in select markets.  Redbox Automated Retail, LLC is wholly-owned by Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), a multi-national company offering a range of 4th Wall® solutions for retailers' front of store.  For more information about redbox, visit www.redbox.com.